"I thought there is no was they are going to get that in, so I started filming. I had to stifle my laughter as I watched them trying to wedge it in.

"I filmed for a few minutes and then I thought I'm going to go downstairs and keep filming. At this point they had wedged the sofa in the back of car.

"There were two women, two children and the driver who had all driven up together, so it was a pretty full car already.”

Two small girls can be seen in the video watching on with faint bemusement as the man and woman struggle to cram the sofa into the tiny car.

After a few minutes of futile pushing, the man removes the cushions, but the furniture still refuses to fit.

Mr Longden said: "It probably went on for about five minutes and by the time I had rushed down the stairs to carry on filming they had gone. I can only think that they drove off with the sofa wedged in the back.

"I just can't believe how many people have seen it. But it is really funny."